E-Waste Collection at Webster Groves Campus

Electronic waste will be collected on the Webster Groves Campus on April 25.

ST. LOUIS, APRIL 18, 2013 - If you are spring cleaning, then it's time to safely and
responsibly dispose of all your electronic waste and clutter you no longer need or
want.

A variety of electronics will be accepted for proper recycling at no charge to University
students, faculty, staff, and Webster Groves residents from 8a.m. to 1p.m. on Thursday,
April 25, in the university's parking lot O, which is east of the parking garage on
Garden Avenue. Signs around campus will direct you to the recycling drop-off location.

The university has partnered with Midwest Recycling Center for the e-waste collection
event.

"We're very excited that we can provide this recycling opportunity for Webster University
and residents of the surrounding communities," said Julian Schuster, Webster University's
provost and senior vice president. This bi-annual event will add to our growing sustainability
efforts by addressing a significant waste stream.

"Diverting hazardous material from the landfill and increasing recycling of recoverable
material is a huge part of reducing our environmental footprint," said Brad Wolaver,
Webster University's sustainability coordinator.

Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams today and it is growing
at three times the rate of municipal waste globally. The EPA estimates 20-50 million
tons of electronic waste are disposed worldwide every year. E-waste represents 2 percent
of the U.S.'s trash in landfills, but it equals 70 percent of overall toxic waste.
Only 12.5 percent of e-waste is currently recycled. Recycling 1 million laptops saves
the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year.